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Outdoor temple courtyard at an ashram with a raised stone platform. A woman in a white sari bends over a colourful rangoli floor design of a lotus and a yellow deity figure, holding a metal plate. Beside her another woman in white stands holding papers. A square fire pit or homa kund lined with tiles sits in the centre with brass lamps and terracotta bricks. Seated devotees in orange and white cloth sit on mats to the left. Behind, an orange tiered shrine with a deity murti and stone statues stand in the yard, and a man in white walks at the right edge. Several people are visible.

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January 15 20162016-01-15July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor ritual scene in a temple courtyard with palm trees and stone sculptures. A man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat before a circular fire pit of grey ash, with a brass lamp beside him. A large black stone Nandi bull wearing a red flower garland sits on an orange plinth at right. Several people in white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, sit on the ground and on mats around the courtyard, and a man in a yellow shawl kneels at the pit's edge. A painted banner with a devotional image stands at left, and a white kolam floral design is drawn on the ground.2010-09-08Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy with palm trees, where a group of people in white and orange sit on mats in a ritual setting. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit cross-legged near a tall orange-red kalasha-topped structure garlanded with flowers, and white-clad participants sit in rows of seated devotees. A central square white platform with red and white striped base stands in the foreground, and dark stone deity murtis and statues are arranged along the left side. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands beside the platform. Small circular fire pits or ritual bases are spaced across the ground, with kolam designs drawn in front.2010-08-28January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor ritual scene on a dirt ground beside a row of dark stone deity sculptures under tall palms. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised red platform before a tall copper pillar with hanging garlands. Near him a small brass vessel sits on a white cloth, and a colourful geometric rangoli with yellow flower petals decorates the ground in the foreground. Several white-clad men sit in meditation on a mat to the right, and a small fire with smoke rises near the seated figures.2010-10-08April AF 2012Photograph of a covered hall with a large white chalk kolam rangoli floral mandala on the bare ground in the foreground. Several women in white saris with coloured borders walk and sit around the hall, one woman in a white sari with a red-bordered saree and a lanyard badge carries a plate; a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers stands at right beside a woman in a cream sari with a red-and-gold border. A woman in a yellow-blue outfit and children stand near the centre, while a woman seated on the floor works on another kolam. Orange and white decorative banners hang along the pillars, and a water bottle sits on the ground. Lit by sunlight through the hall.2006-12-31Outdoor satsang in an open pavilion with a palm-lined courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands with folded hands on a raised stage draped in orange and red cloth, with brass oil lamps and offerings in front of him. A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white sits on the ground in rows, with some women in pink and blue saris. Tall decorated pillars, hanging orange and multicoloured ceremonial streamers, stone sculptures and a stone pillar fountain form the backdrop.2010-12-16November 14 20102010-11-14December 26 20102010-12-26